Querer literally means "to want" and is used in a
number of Spanish expressions.
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| querer |
to want |
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(pretérito) |
to try |
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| querer + infinitive |
to want to + verb |
| querer a alguien |
to love |
| querer a alguien con locura |
to be madly in love with someone |
| querer a alguien como a la niña de sus ojos |
to dote on someone |
| querer bien a alguien |
to want the best for someone; to be fond of / care about somebody |
| querer decir |
to mean |
| querer es poder |
where there's a will, there's a way |
| querer mal a alguien |
(familiar) |
to have it in for someone, wish someone ill |
| querer pelear |
to be looking for trouble |
| querer ... por algo |
to want (some amount) for something, to be selling something for (some amount) |
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| cosas del querer |
affairs of the heart |
| hacerse querer por alguien |
to endear oneself to someone |
| niña de mi querer |
apple of my eye, my dear child |
| las penas del querer |
pangs of love |
| sin querer |
unintentionally |
| tener querer a |
to be fond ot |
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| como quiera que |
however, in whatever manner |
| como Ud. quiera |
as you wish |
| cuando quiera que |
whenever |
| donde quiera que |
wherever |
| ¡Está como quiera! |
(familiar) |
S/he's hot! S/he's got it made! |
| La etiqueta quiere que... |
Etiquette requires that... |
| hacer lo que quiere |
to do what one wants / as one likes/pleases |
| ¡Lo que quieras! |
Have it your way! |
| Me quiere, no me quiere |
S/he loves me, s/he loves me not |
| No quiso escuchar razones |
S/he wouldn't listen to reason |
| ¡Por lo que más quieras! |
(begging) For all that is sacred!
(scolding) For Heaven's/goodness sake! |
| ¿Qué más quieres? |
What else/more do you want? |
| ¡Qué más quisiera yo! |
If only I could! What more could I wish for? |
| ¿Qué querían? |
(clerk or waiter) |
Can I help you? What can I do for you? |
| ¿Qué querrán esta vez? |
I wonder what they want this time |
| ¿Qué quieres decir con eso? |
What do you mean by that? |
| ¡Qué quieres que (le) haga! |
What can you do? |
| ¿Qué quieres que te diga/haga? |
What do you want/expect me to say/do? |
| queriendo |
on purpose, deliberately |
| ¿Querrías hacerme un favor? |
Would you mind doing me a favor? |
| Quien bien te quiere te hará llorar |
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind |
| quiera o no |
whether s/he likes it or not |
| quieras que no |
(familiar) |
believe it or not, whether we/you like it or not |
| ¿Quieres casarte conmigo? |
Will you marry me? |
| ¿Quieres decirme ...? |
Would you mind telling me ...? |
| ¿Quieres por esposo a...? |
Do you take ... to be your lawfully wedded husband/wife? |
| ¿Quieres que me crea que...? |
Are you asking me to / Do you expect me to believe that...? |
| Será ... y todo lo que tú quieras, pero |
S/he may be ... and all that, but |
| Su teoría quiere que … |
His/her theory has it that ... |
| ¿Te quieres callar? |
Will you be quiet? |
| Te quiero |
I love you |
| La tradición quiere que |
Tradition has it that |
| ¡Ya quisiera yo estar en su lugar! |
I'd change places with him/her any day! |
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Querer is a
stem-changing verb
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Querer
- To Want - Spanish Expressions
